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February 14, 2024
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W-2.

  • February 14, 2024
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Doing tax returns for grandchildren.  Only W-2 income.  Cannot excess form to input information from W-2.  Called Turbo tax last week and after an hour of different suggestions the form finally came up.  Finished that return.  Now doing a return for another grandchild and same thing is happening. Have tried everything to input., but whenever I click on w-2 info nothing happens.  In fact I haven’t inputted any w-2 info and when I click on W-2 my option is to update. This is my 1st year using turbo tax.  Desktop Deluxe.  Using Windows 10 I think.  Thanks, Jim

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    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 14, 2024

    Try this procedure -

     

    Save the tax return.  Close the TurboTax program

    Right click on the TurboTax icon

    Click on Properties

    Click on the Compatibility tab

    Check the box Run this program as an administrator

    Click on Apply and OK

    Start the TurboTax program and see if the problem persists.

    Jim06Author
    Level 2
    February 14, 2024

    Don, Thank you very much. I followed your advice and everything now works fine concerning W-2 input.   Jim

    Level 15
    February 14, 2024

    If Don's advice doesn't help, remember that if you have a printed copy of the W-2, you can always enter it by hand. Sometimes, it's just faster to do this. The issue with importing is that TurboTax is having to deal with  large number of third parties to do this, and plenty of things not under TurboTax's control may not work. 

     

    Tolkien had a character (Pippin) say that a "Short cuts make long delays"; just bear in mind as you do this that sometimes doing it "the hard way" is faster.

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